Study Hofoss (2004): study NO 1984
- Public
- 25 -50 aged physically handicapped, Norway, 1984-1986
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 5572
- Non Response
- 11,9%
- Assessment
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Multiple assesment methods
Mailed questionnaire and health check
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Lifestyle
- Our Classification
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- Operationalization
- Selfreport on 3 health-related behaviors:
(a) no daily smoking - as opposed to smoking every day
(b) temperate use of alcohol - as opposed to having tasted alcohole more than five times during the last 14 days or being a teetotaller
(c) engaging in some sort of exercising - as opposed to reporting never doing so
(d) no overeating, that is, not being very much overweiht - as opposed to having a BMI of above 30
Respondents were dichotomised by life-style into those entertaining
0 two or fewer of these four healthy habits
1 three or four healthy habits
Observed Relation with Happiness
%satisfied %not satisfied
0 unhealthy lifestyle 63,83 36,17
1 healthy lifestyle 69,63 30,37
difference + 5,80 - 5,80
%satisfied %not satisfied
0 unhealthy lifestyle 52,83 47,17
1 healthy lifestyle 61,72 38,28
difference + 8,89 - 8,89
- education
- occupational employment
- married or cohabiting
- degree of handicap